2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:The American
Record:20–12
Conf Record:12–6
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Michael Schwartz
Bowl Result:First Four

The 2015–16 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Hurricane, led by second year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the Reynolds Center and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 12–6 in The American play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The American Athletic tournament to Memphis. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Michigan.[1]

Previous season

The Golden Hurricane finished the season 23–11, 14–4 in American Athletic play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic tournament where they lost to UConn. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated William & Mary in the first round before losing in the second round to Murray State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Micah Littlejohn 11 G/F 6'6" 191 Freshman Transferred to Seward County CC
Stevie Repichowski 23 G 6'5" 193 Sophomore Transferred to Nicholls State
Kenodre Dew 35 G 6'8" 210 Freshman Transferred to City College of San Francisco

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
0 F 6'7" 240 Junior Transferred from Rutgers. Under NCAA transfer rules, Etou will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Patrick Birt 11 G 6'5" 190 Junior Junior college transferred from South Plains College

Class of 2015 commitments

Class of 2016 commitments

Schedule

|-!colspan=9 style="background:#084c9e; color:#CFB53B;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#084c9e; color:#CFB53B;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#084c9e; color:#CFB53B;"| Conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#084c9e; color:#CFB53B;"| American Athletic Conference tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#084c9e; color:#CFB53B;"| NCAA tournament

Notes and References

  1. News: Michigan 67, Tulsa 62: Wolverines advance in NCAA tournament. Mark. Snyder. Detroit Free Press. March 16, 2016. February 4, 2024.